Arizona Immigration Bill PASSES!!

[Hot Mega]

Will do Petra. I just took offense to his Cuban remarks since I am Cuban and he knew that when he posted that. :thumbsup:

Not sure why...I didn't say anything demeaning nor derisive. I stated quite correctly in the context of this discussion...to the degree that Cuban Americans have a political agenda..it is generally to get other Americans to give a shit about communism in Cuba.

WASHINGTON - WASHINGTON—Fidel Castro's exit from the world stage—an eventuality that gained renewed urgency with his relinquishing of presidential power last week—could shake up decades of Republican dominance among Cuban-American voters.

South Florida's large Cuban-American population has long been one of the party's most loyal constituencies, rallied to political events by cries of "Cuba si, Castro no." At least 8 in 10 of Florida's nearly half-million Cuban-American voters backed President Bush in 2000, when he won the state by just 537 votes, though a survey after the 2004 election showed a slip.

But as the number of hard-line exiles declines—replaced by second- and third-generation Cuban-Americans, who polls show are more concerned with pocketbook issues than foreign policy—some suggest that the loss of Castro's visage could erode the potency of the voting bloc.

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Read more: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2006/08/04/14502/cuban-americans-become-a-less.html#ixzz0mTDBEYoi

 

[Jane Burgess]

Not sure why...I didn't say anything demeaning nor derisive. I stated quite correctly in the context of this discussion...to the degree that Cuban Americans have a political agenda..it is generally to get other Americans to give a shit about communism in Cuba.



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Read more: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2006/08/04/14502/cuban-americans-become-a-less.html#ixzz0mTDBEYoi

Petra told you to stick to the issue at hand. Cubans are not the topic of this thread and never have been.

 

[Galactic]

So glad it passed.

 

[Hot Mega]

Petra told you to stick to the issue at hand. Cubans are not the topic of this thread and never have been.

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

Not sure she was talking to me....I wasn't the one running around making different threads about another poster by calling them out several times by name...

I posted on point and to that point...that post was demonstrating a claim I made that IS relevant to this thread as the issue of political agendas by group came up.:lovecoupl

 

[Jane Burgess]

So glad it passed.

I am too.

 

[Petra]

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

Not sure she was talking to me....I wasn't the one running around making different threads about another poster by calling them out several times by name...

I posted on point and to that point...that post was demonstrating a claim I made that IS relevant to this thread as the issue of political agendas by group came up.:lovecoupl

It was posted to pretty much everyone in this thread and anyone who decides to post in this thread in the future. Make of it what you will, but my patience is a bit low today for people who want to test the waters to see how many ripples they can make.

 

[roronoa3000]

Petra told you to stick to the issue at hand. Cubans are not the topic of this thread and never have been.

I thought Cuban were from Mexico. :dunno:

 

[Hot Mega]

2 lawsuits challenge new Arizona immigration law

Not sure why the writer refers to it as an 'immigration law".

PHOENIX – An Arizona police officer and a Latino group filed the first legal challenges of Arizona's sweeping new law cracking down on illegal immigration Thursday.

Fifteen-year Tucson police veteran Martin Escobar argues there's no way for officers to confirm people's immigration status without impeding investigations. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Tucson, alleges the new immigration law violates numerous constitutional rights and could hinder police investigations.

Escobar is an overnight patrol officer in a heavily Latino area of Tucson. His lawsuit requests an injunction preventing officers from stopping suspected illegal immigrants and questioning or detaining them.

Tucson police spokesman Sgt. Fabian Pacheco said Escobar is acting on his own, not on behalf of the department.

A Latino Clergy group also sued Thursday in federal court in Phoenix. The National Coalition of Latino Clergy and Christian Leaders will seek an injunction preventing authorities from enforcing the law.

The group argues federal law pre-empts state regulation of national borders, and that Arizona's law violates due process rights by letting police detain suspected illegal immigrants before they're convicted.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100429/ap_on_re_us/us_immigration_enforcement

 

[TheAdmiral]

WBC forbids Mexican boxers to fight in Arizona

Jose Sulaiman, World Boxing Council President, the WBC Board of Governors, and the Federation of Boxing Commissions of Mexico (FECOMBOX) unanimously agreed that they will not authorize Mexican boxers to leave the country to fight professionally in Arizona, United States, due to the shameful, inhumane, and discriminatory anti-immigration law, which is no other thing than a flagrant violation to the basic principles of dignity and equality between races.

The WBC fully devoted itself to fight against Apartheid in South Africa for 19 long years, until Nelson Mandela, who was in prison for about 27 years, was released to later become the President of such country.

Great figures of boxing have fought in Arizona, boxers such as Julio Cesar Chavez, Salvador Sanchez, Konstantin Tszyu, “Coloradito” Lopez and many, many others, even Mexican preliminary fighters, and the WBC will not allow that in boxing, athletes are exposed to suffer that degrading act, humiliating and inhumane, as racial discrimination is.

This prohibition will come into effect on May 1st, 2010, respecting retroactive contracts; we are certain that the Arizona State Boxing Commission, amicable and always in mutual cooperation with us, will understand that this is an action against politicians who do not have a just mind and do not respect human equality.

 

[mickeit]

nevermind, I prefer be ilegal in teera.

Ari - resounds in portuguese, like "area"= district
Zona - resounds in portuguese like "zona"= red light

Ari-Zona, sounds in portuguese like, red light distric, he, he!

 

[Sparky Shortz]

Yeah!!! I was happy when cock fights were ban also...we're winning :nanner:

WBC forbids Mexican boxers to fight in Arizona

 

[Sparky Shortz]

Believe it or not there is a place called Cuba :rofl2: :rofl2:

I thought Cuban were from Mexico. :dunno:

 

[Jagger69]

Yeah!!! I was happy when cock fights were ban also...we're winning :nanner:

:1orglaugh:rofl:

Believe it or not there is a place called Cuba :rofl2: :rofl2:

But isn't that in Mexico?

:1orglaugh

 

[Sparky Shortz]

These kind of posts are why I love you Jagger :thumbsup:

:1orglaugh:rofl:



But isn't that in Mexico?

:1orglaugh

 

[Sparky Shortz]

I sure love all of you contributing to this thread; but I started this thread based on the definitions of "Illegal" and "Illegal Immigration" below. I do not see anything in either of these definitions that have to do with race, color or religion.

Illegal, or unlawful, is used to describe something that is prohibited or not authorized by law or, more generally, by rules specific to a particular situation.

Illegal immigration is the movement of people across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country. Illegal immigrants are also known as illegal aliens to differentiate them from legal aliens.

Just to name a few examples of illegal behavior that affects everyone and not just illegal immigrants may include:

• No Car Insurance
• No Driver's License
• Smoking in Restaurants/Bars
• Identity Theft
• Selling Drugs
• Human Trafficking Across Borders

Everyone have a pleasant evening and enjoy life...and BTW tomorrow is my birthday and I am happy for every year I have had :thumbsup:

 

[Jane Burgess]

I thought Cuban were from Mexico. :dunno:

No they are from Cuba, two different countries. :nanner:

 

[Nester6]

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer today signed into law an immigration bill that gives the state the toughest law in the nation, making it a state crime to be in the country illegally and requiring local police to enforce federal immigration laws.

Brewer said she signed the bill in response to "the crisis the federal government has refused to fix.''

WAY TO GO JAN BREWER!!! It's about time someone takes a bite out of the crime in our state.

I am for this 100% and it has nothing to do with racial profiling...if you're here illegally...you're committing a CRIME!!!

Its about time someone treats these people as the criminals they are! Illelgals are raping this country dry!
If others love them so much let them check yes or no to double their taxes to pay for illegals! Free food,housing,welfare, the ruination of public education and health care. This is what the illegal immigrant does!

 

[Sparky Shortz]

Okay Jane...I beat you to this one...I told him that already...maybe he is geographically challenged :nanner:

No they are from Cuba, two different countries. :nanner:

 

[celebrian]

In France, illegal immigrants are helped by some French citizens and charities. There are manifestations every month called "the silent circle" in order to give them the French citizenship.
But I'm not one of these coward bastards.
So, good job Arizona

 

[bustybbwlover]

on immigration i'd say some sort of legislation is necessary (don't ask me what kind...maybe the smart kind) but the arizona bill is a bit overboard